CVE-2008-0598 Information disclosure in n/a

What is CVE-2008-0598?

CVE-2008-0598 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 30 Jun 2008. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Unspecified vulnerability in the 32-bit and 64-bit emulation in the Linux kernel 2.6.9, 2.6.18, and probably other versions allows local users to read uninitialized memory via unknown vectors involving a crafted binary.

Weakness: CWE-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-0598?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2008-0598?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2008-0598 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-0598 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-r9x6-j8w2-r753.